Week 15 Reading Notes Parts B

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Source:
Seven Secrets of Vishnu by Devdutt Pattanaik 2011

Mohini's Secret
-Spiritual growth should not exclude material
-Female form of Vishnu
-Material reality is tangible
-Perceived through the senses
-Female form
-Spiritual reality is intangible
-Cannot be perceived through the senses
-Male form
-Apsara enchants to distract humanity from spiritual reality
-Mohini draws attention to spiritual reality
-MR is known as prakriti, SR is known as purusha
-Human couple
-Interdependence of woman and man is the mix of realities
-Cease pleasure to the mind
-Causes negative results
-Unborn state child is innocent
-Nothingness


The part about an unborn child the most interesting because it was my first time to hear about what the Indian's view this topic. Throughout the semester, we have explored the role of men and women or even the complexity of relationships. To see that an unborn child is equated to the likes of nothing is an odd idea.


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